By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi- Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has felicitated with his Sokoto State counterpart, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal on his 56th birthday. Governor Ortom in a goodwill message to Tambuwal on Monday, described him as a diligent, focussed and a result oriented political leader. The governor said Tambuwal...
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The National Leader of the All progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, says he has informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to contest the presidential election in 2023. He, however, declared that he has yet to inform Nigerians of his intention to succeed the President. Tinubu stated this on Monday...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State on Monday assented to the increased of N269,696,860.00 budget for the fiscal year 2022 Appropriation Bill that was passed into law by the Borno State House of Assembly. The initial budget proposal of N267,921,484.00 has now been increased...
President Muhammadu Buhari has met with the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The meeting took place today at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, which agenda could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report, is believed to...
Members of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) have held a protest at the National Assembly complex over unpaid allowances. The workers occupied the NASS complex on Monday morning chanting songs of solidarity and displaying various placards. Among other demands, the workers want the full implementation of the...
Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission’s (NiDCOM) said on Monday that the South Africa police have commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr Olusola Solarin, a Nigerian on Dec. 12. Dabiri-Erewa disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency...
Passengers were stranded in Kano on Monday following a one week strike embarked on by tricycle operators. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the development reduced traffic gridlock normally being experienced in the city as a result of high number of tricycles. Most of the passengers were...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has sent letters to states to alert the authorities on the disturbing trend of Lassa fever outbreak in the country. In its latest situation report on the disease published recently, the agency revealed that a total of 102 infected people...
DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled the former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Sen. Iyiola Omisore and the entire Omisore family on the passing of their father and Olu of Ayepe-Olode, Oba David Omisore. The president condolence message was contained in a statement issued by presidential...
The Jigawa State Police Command says it is hunting for a 22-year-old man, who allegedly stabbed his elder brother to death in Sabuwar Takur area of Dutse. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Dutse on...
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has visited Omolege Junction, near Ute in Ose LGA where gunmen on Thursday night killed three people and razed down buildings in the community. The governor’s visit is contained in a statement made available on Sunday in Akure by Mr Richard Olatunde his Chief...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki- Unknown gunmen have reportedly killed of a member of Ebubeagu Security Network (ESN) in Ebonyi State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Saturday night in Igweledeoha, Amagu, in Ikwo Local Government Area of the state. Confirming the incident to newsmen, the state command’s...
Christian youths under the aegis of the Christian Association of Nigeria (Youth Wing) said on Sunday that they would mobilise to join the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, in appearing before the Department of State Services. The President of YOWICAN, Belusochukwu Enwere, said this in a statement...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has every reason to perform beyond expectation in 2022 as President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday inaugurated the Board of the newly incorporated NNPC. The inauguration which took place in Abuja was to ensure strict compliance with Corporate Governance principles that place premium...
By JIMIN GEOFFREY, Markudi – Benue State Government has pledged to give financial support to families to the more than 120 security personnel who were killed in their line of duty while defending the state between 2017 to date. Governor Samuel Ortom disclosed this on Sunday during an interdenominational...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared 19 individuals wanted for operating illegal crude oil refining sites which are responsible for the black soot menace in Rivers State. The governor in a statewide broadcast also directed the Rivers State Head of Service to query one Mr. Temple Amakiri, a...
It was excitements galore, as residents of Umuahia, Abia capital, on Sunday, witnessed first rain in 2022, which lasted about one hour. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that first rain for the day, which was a light shower, started at about 8:45 a.m. and ended at about...
President Muhammadu Buhari will embark on a state visit to Ogun State on Thursday, January 13. The President was billed to visit the Gateway State on December 21, 2021 but the official visit was postponed indefinitely. In a statement issued on Sunday by Kunle Somorin, the Chief Press Secretary...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) has confirmed one female adult dead and three male adults injured in a fatal crash that occurred on Sunday at Bayara Village along Bauchi-Dass road. The FRSC Commander, Bauchi State Sector Commander, Yusuf Abdullahi, who confirmed the crash to...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will depart Abuja on Sunday for Accra, Ghana, to represent President Muhammadu Buhari at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the extraordinary meeting was to discuss...